Thousand Pines Christian Camp - Crestline, California

Alison S.

I would never send my child back here or recommend this for a child. It may be better for a family camp, but don’t leave your children here. My family won’t be going.

My 10 year old was left to be supervised by the camp staff while his church counselors were in a meeting. The staff did not clearly communicate the directions to the students and let 4 kids walk right out the front door. While on his bed waiting for cabin time (which he thought was next on the schedule), other students told him about a gun they found. The boys then immediately reported this to an adult and instead of being thanked for doing the right thing, they were sent home for being bad kids. This gun supposedly belonged to an off duty police officer that had left it in his safe without changing the generic code to the safe.

Instead of receiving a call explaining that my child was safe and apologizing that he was put in that situation, I got a call to pick up my son because his cabin was being sent home for finding a gun on campus.

His very first church experience was completely ruined. This is my obedient, rule following kid that sincerely thought he was doing the wrong thing but was consecrated for it instead.

The camp did not express any concern to me that there was a gun on campus where children could easily find it (in less than 10 minutes apparently). I assume it was loaded but was given no information because they didn’t feel it was necessary.

Neal B.

Amazing camp!
Amazing staff
Amazing location!
Thousand Pines is nested among the trees in the San Bernardino mountains. The camp has been here for decades and is a great place to connect with God.
The grounds are clean. The housing is nice. The food is great.
I think you’ll love it

pig D.

One of the staff members was kind of mean to me first they made fun of me when I asked a question, then when their cabin group was being mean to me in front of them they did nothing. But it was fun

Traci J.

This place is amazing in every way. They took great care of the group I was in. It was spacious, gorgeous, lots of fun stuff to do.
I climbed the rock wall even though I’m afraid of heights, went down the zip line after shaking at the top for about thirty minutes.
Anyway, this is an amazing place to have a retreat! I highly recommend it!

Jamie S.

I would recommend this place. It's gorgeous and the staff is amazing.

Gianna G.

I went to science camp, and it was really fun. My cabin leader was faith. She was so nice. The cabins were also cozy. I didn’t get to go on rock climbing since it did rain, but the hikes were fun and beautiful. The only reason why I gave 4 stars is because of the food. It was okay. The eggs were mushy and cold. Breakfast was a 4/10, but lunch was 10/10. We got hot dogs and sandwiches by our leaders, Daniel and Faith. They also gave us Oreos, fruit roll up, chips, and caprisun. I also like how they tell us to eat our oranges before eating any of the junk food. The dinner was also amazing. We got pizza, but the pizza crust was hard. It was still good and the desert was nice as well. One time, we got churros and they were cold and hard. Overall, I rate the food a 8/10. This place was really nice and the staff is also nice as well.

Steve S.

Great staff, incredible food, great activities.

Hien H.

Incredibly hospitable staff.

Remarkably peaceful setting.

Always affordable for the experience gained.

Over 21 memorable years with friends and family whenever we visit this precious alcove that's only a short drive from the city.

Looking forward to visiting again soon.